Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves unevenly steady. Quality fair to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 263 cows and bulls sold with 68 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.28/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −99.08 against this barn's trailing median of $399.36.

Average price

$300.28

64 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$380

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$89.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.71

vs OK average

−20.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	326.95	1,747	43
Medium and Large 1-2	543	282.50	1,534	4thin
Medium and Large 2	577	237.00	1,367	17thin

One grade step is worth $89.95/cwt here — about $380 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.50, low $353.88, median $399.36 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale64 hd

300.28

—

OK average6 barns · 580 hd

316.99

−16.71

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−20.90

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.36

−99.08

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,698	180.88	3,072	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,382	148.20	2,049	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	145.94	1,722	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	127.42	1,352	34

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,526	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$2,429	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,305	$2,350	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,250	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$3,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 lots · USDA AMS · Apache Livestock Auction - Apache, OK

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	407.41/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,080	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	275.76/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,735	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	473.84/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,744	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	248.42/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,766	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	311.51/cwt	293.00–325.00	1,757	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	336.05/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,073	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	433	338.22/cwt	322.50–362.50	1,464	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	645	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,754	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	266.68/cwt	264.00–274.00	2,011	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	336.66/cwt	313.00–362.50	1,596	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	651	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,493	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	268.40/cwt	264.00–270.00	2,064	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	575	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,984	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	419.22/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,000	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	376.90/cwt	360.00–383.00	2,163	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	386.77/cwt	360.00–410.00	2,038	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,291	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	467	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	429	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	317.05/cwt	300.00–325.50	2,267	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	665	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,002	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	310.74/cwt	297.50–330.00	2,079	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	478	381.86/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,825	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	517	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	426	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,747	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	155.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,762	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	145.38/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,689	14
Bulls	—	—	1,778	177.20/cwt	171.00–181.00	3,151	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	140.31/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,642	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	155.32/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,056	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	139.03/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,996	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,190	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	127.70/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,451	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	872	114.94/cwt	112.50–120.00	1,002	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	980	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,441	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	148.12/cwt	143.00–152.00	2,051	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	135.04/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,727	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	940	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,293	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	985	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,162	3
Bulls	—	—	1,585	166.59/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,640	3
Bulls	—	—	1,833	189.69/cwt	186.00–195.00	3,477	8
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,213	182.69/cwt	181.00–184.00	2,216	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,124	162.27/cwt	155.00–180.00	1,824	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	2,525.55/head	1,975.00–2,750.00	2,526	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	2,429.20/head	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,429	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,189	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	375.44/cwt	357.50–377.50	1,536	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	846	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,367	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	339.17/cwt	315.00–352.50	1,733	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	310.67/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,898	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,960	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	287.43/cwt	275.00–304.00	1,900	29

How this sale compares

Oklahoma weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Oklahoma auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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